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4/19/2012 Congress tells DOE and EPA clean up Navajo abandoned uranium mines & impact to public health
4/19/2012 Congress tell DOE &EPA Clean up uranium mines & protect health of the people“>... Read More
Posted in Colorado River, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, injury to water quality, Navajo Environmental Protection Agency, radioactive waste, uranium mining, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund, Water, Water and Sanitation
Tagged DOE, EPA, Navajo Nation, NY Times, public health, uranium
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Tainted Desert, Tufts magazine article by Leslie Macmillian
“Tainted Desert”, Tufts magazine article by Leslie MacmillianTainted Desert, Tufts Magazine by Leslie Mac Mill Ian... Read More
Posted in cancer, environmental justice, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, Grand Canyon, injury to water quality, Nuclear power, radioactive waste, skyline mine, uranium mining, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund, Water
Tagged Leslie Macmillian, public health, Tufts, uranium, uranium mining, water contamination
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11/7/2011 Forgotten People MEDIA RELEASE: Peabody Kayenta mine permit renewal – Dooda (No)
Forgotten People MEDIA RELEASE: Peabody Kayenta mine permit renewal – Dooda (No): Black Mesa, AZ-On November 3, 2011, Forgotten People through their attorney Mick Harrison, Esq. with assistance from GreenFire Consulting Group, LLC joined Black Mesa Water Coalition, Diné C.A.R.E., To Nizhoni Ani, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club in submitting comments to oppose the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining (OSM) decision to approve a controversial mine permit renewal for Peabody Coal Company’s Kayenta mine.... Read More
Posted in Climate Change, coal mining, environmental justice, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, injury to water quality, Navajo Generating Station, Peabody Coal Company, Water
Tagged arsenic, Black Mesa Water Coalition, Center for Biological Diversity, coal mining, contaminated water, Dine CARE, forgotten people, GreenFire Consulting Group, injury to water, Kayenta mine, Mick Harrison, Office of Surface Mining, Peabody, Peabody Coal Company, Sierra Club, To Nizhoni Ani, uranium, US Department of the Interior
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10/27/2011 Gallup Independent: The Grand Canyon – Protection of areas near national park from uranium mining a step closer
10/27/2011 The Grand Canyon – Protection of areas near national park from uranium mining a step closer By Kathy Helms, Dine Bureau, Gallup Independent: WINDOW ROCK – The Obama administration took a critical step Wednesday toward protecting more than a million acres of public land around Grand Canyon National Park from mineral exploration and new uranium mining for the next 20 years. The Bureau of Land Management released the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Northern Arizona Proposed Withdrawal which identifies the preferred alternative of withdrawing about 1 million acres from new mining claims under the 1872 Mining Law, subject to valid existing rights. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is expected to formally finalize Wednesday’s decision in 30 days.... Read More
Posted in cancer, environmental justice, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, Grand Canyon, injury to water quality, Nuclear power, radioactive waste, uranium mining, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund, Water
Tagged above-ground atmoic testing, Arizona 1 mine, Bureau of Land Management, cancer, Carletta Tilousi, Centr for Biological Diversity, Gallup Independent, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Havasupai Tribal Council, Kathy Helms, Navajo Nation, Nevada Test site, Obama administration, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Supai Village, uranium, uranium mining
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10/3/2011 Health Care News: It’s elemental: Many private wells across U.S. are contaminated with arsenic and other elements
“An estimated 15 million U.S. households regularly depend on private, unregulated and unmonitored water wells.”10/3/2011 Health Care News: It’s elemental: Many private wells across U.S. are contaminated with arsenic and other elements In Nebraska, along the Platte River, it’s uranium. In Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, it’s arsenic. In California, boron. And in the Texas Panhandle, lithium. Throughout the nation, metals and other elements are tainting private drinking water wells at concentrations that pose a health concern. For one element – manganese – contamination is so widespread that water wells with excessive levels are found in all but just a few states. Arsenic, too, is a national problem, scattered in every region. ... Read More
Posted in injury to water quality, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund, Water
Tagged arsenic contamination, cadmium, carcinogens, chromium, EPA, Health Care News, high blood pressure, kidney disease, lithium, male reproductive orans, radon, thyroid, uranium, USGS, water contamination
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8/30/3011 Gallup Independent: Cleaning up the Skyline: 519 abandoned uranium mine sites on Navajo left to go
8/30/3011 Gallup Independent: Cleaning up the Skyline: 519 abandoned uranium mine sites on Navajo left to go By Kathy Helms, Dine Bureau: MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah – In 1951, the Navajo Tribal Council sent a proposal to Washington that would permit Navajos to lease their lands to whites and also make it easier for them to obtain prospecting permits. Since exploration began in 1942, the mining business in Monument Valley had contributed $170,000 in royalties to tribal coffers. Uranium ore was raising the standard of living. Across the valley, uranium mines sprang up much like the red sandstone rocks that erupted from the desert floor. Unsuspecting Navajos took to the rocks with picks and shovels, little knowing that the uranium and vanadium gleaned from the yellow outcrops of carnotite would leave permanent scars on the landscape and the people.... Read More
Posted in cancer, Climate Change, environmental justice, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, injury to water quality, Navajo Environmental Protection Agency, Nuclear power, radioactive waste, uranium mining, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund, Water
Tagged Gallup Independent, Kathy Helms, Monument Valley, Navajo EPA, Oljato Mesa, radioactive waste, skyline mine, uranium, uranium mining, uranium waste, US EPA, US EPA Superfund, vanadium
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8/28/2011 Extremely High First Year Radiation Doses Predicted by Japanese Government in some areas
8/28/2011 Extremely High First Year Radiation Doses Predicted by Japanese Government in some areasby Gordon Edwards: Background: Deposits of radioactive fallout from Fukushima are highly variable, depending on weather conditions, precipitation, and nature of the releases — which include not only gases and vapours, but also “hot particles”, sometimes called “nuclear fuel fleas”, which are tiny but solid radioactive “cinders” from the disintegrated fuel elements. For those who may not know, MEXT is Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology. A note about the numbers: In Canada, the maximum extra radiation exposure allowed (by regulation) for a member of the public is 1 mSv per year. In the nuclear industry, any worker who is exposed to 1 mSv or more per year must receive special training. In North America, the maximum occupational exposure for an atomic worker is 50 mSv per year. In Germany, the maximum occupational exposure for an atomic worker is 20 mSv per year. ... Read More
Four Corners Free Press: Living with the legacy of uranium on the Navajo Nation
Four Corners Free Press: Living with the legacy of uranium on the Navajo Nation By Sonja Horoshko: Box Springs, Ariz., is cut off by the Little Colorado River from access to any paved roads or the conveniences of groceries, gas stations, banks, electricity and power, not to mention jobs and economic development. But the community’s willingness to solve its own problems is gaining it recognition as one of the most pro-active areas on the Navajo Nation. Surrounding the tiny hamlet is the country in the Navajo Nation Western Agency referred to by some as “Cancer Alley” – the heart of leetsoii, the uranium belt stretching through the Navajo Nation to the Four Corners region.... Read More
Posted in cancer, drought, injury to water quality, Navajo Environmental Protection Agency, Nuclear power, radioactive waste, uranium mining, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund, Water, Water and Sanitation
Tagged abandoned uranium mines, Box Springs, contaminated drinking water, forgotten people, Four Corners Free Press, IHS, Little CO River, Navajo Department of Water Resources, Navajo Nation, right to safe drinking water, Safe Drinking Water Hauling Feasibility Study and Pilot Project, Sonja Horosko, Tahonnie, unremediated abandoned uranium mines, uranium, uranium legacy, uranium mining, US EPA
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8/23/2011 FNArena News: Uranium Drops Below US$50
8/23/2011 FNArena News: Uranium Drops Below US$50By Greg Peel: Interest in the spot uranium market has been quietly drying up week by week confirming earlier feedback provided by industry consultant TradeTech. Last week’s trade was also impacted by northern hemisphere summer holidays but TradeTech notes ongoing uncertainty from both buyers and sellers on just where the global nuclear energy industry is heading from here. The sellers are nevertheless proving a little more keen to get deals away, so last week’s minimal activity of three transactions totalling 300,000lbs of U3O8 equivalent saw TradeTech’s sport price indicator fall US35c to US$49.90/lb.... Read More
The Washington Post Opinions: Fukushima’s fallout in Virginia
The Washington Post Opinions: Fukushima’s fallout in Virginia By Peter Galuszka
Virginia’s once-promising nuclear industry is feeling the impact of Japan’s reactor disaster, which has dampened demand for goods and services related to nuclear-powered generating plants. Construction delays have been announced at the $363 million Areva Newport News facility that would make large components for the nuclear power industry. In Pittsylvania County, opposition to a proposal to mine about 119 million pounds of uranium, worth about $8 billion, seems to be growing.... Read More
Posted in environmental justice, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, injury to water quality, Nuclear power, radioactive waste, Uncategorized, uranium mining
Tagged Areva Newport News, fallout, Fukushima, nuclear industry, Pittsylvania County, The Washington Post, uranium, Virginia
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